Question 1

Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

Accepted Answer

A)   Community mental health centers
B)   Halfway houses
C)   Day treatment centers
D)   Nursing homesE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is true about a widespread response to individuals who were considered mad in ancient times?

Accepted Answer

A)   The state built asylums and institutions to house and care for individuals who were considered mad.
B)   The state could take rights away from people declared mad and could award the property of insane people to their relatives.
C)   People declared mad were allowed to marry and could acquire or dispose of their own property.
D)   Poor people who were considered mad were simply left to roam the streets, even if they were violent.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The practice of drilling circular holes in the skulls of people displaying abnormal behaviors in order to free evil spirits was known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   trephination
B)   exorcism
C)   atonement
D)   blood lettingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

According to Hippocrates, abnormal behavior could be attributed to imbalances in the four basic humors of the body. Which of the following courses of treatment was used to restore the balance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fasting
B)   Ostracism
C)   Bleeding the patient
D)   Spiritual exorcismE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Ancient Egyptians and Greeks held that a woman's uterus:

Accepted Answer

A)   causes psychological abnormalities by dislodging and wandering inside the body.
B)   contained mystical powers that caused the uterus to create physiological symptoms that led to psychological distress.
C)   made women inferior to men because women suffered from emotional pain more often than men.
D)   dislodges when psychological symptoms are present and returns to its original position when the psychological symptoms subside.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Describe the ancient Chinese theories of abnormal behavior.

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Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about catharsis?

Accepted Answer

A)   It focused on the realignment of people's magnetic fluids.
B)   It resulted in more censored discussions of the patient's problems under hypnosis.
C)   It allowed the therapist to elicit important psychological material more easily.
D)   It was of little, if any, therapeutic value in terms of treating abnormality.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

According to Hippocrates, abnormal behavior could be attributed to imbalances in the four basic humors of the body. Which of the following courses of treatment was used to restore the balance?

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Ancient Egyptians and Greeks held that a woman's uterus:

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Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

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Which of the following is true about a widespread response to individuals who were considered mad in ancient times?

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Describe the ancient Chinese theories of abnormal behavior.

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Which of the following statements is true about catharsis?

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The practice of drilling circular holes in the skulls of people displaying abnormal behaviors in order to free evil spirits was known as _____.

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Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

According to Hippocrates, abnormal behavior could be attributed to imbalances in the four basic humors of the body. Which of the following courses of treatment was used to restore the balance?

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Ancient Egyptians and Greeks held that a woman's uterus:

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Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

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Which of the following is true about a widespread response to individuals who were considered mad in ancient times?

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Describe the ancient Chinese theories of abnormal behavior.

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Which of the following statements is true about catharsis?

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